I an looking at buying an oil extractor and I am wondering if anyone here drains their Crossfire oil with one. I am considering this one http://www.amazon.com/forum//ref=ask...Z8&cdSort=best because of the higher capacity and metal construction. Any recommendations or comments would be appreciated.

 

I'm not familiar with that extractor but it holds 1 oil change full of oil so that's a good thing.

Yes, oil extraction is easiest, cleanest and quickest way to go. I always use an extractor on mine and have since heard that's the way mercedes dealers do all of them, in fact they are designed to be extracted that way. A recent thread on here posted the mercedes tech procedures.

I have one which holds almost 2 oil change full. I love it.

 

Old thread, but I changed my oil yesterday with an oil extractor, and man was it a breeze. I changed the filter & O rings while the oil was sucking out, and the entire process took appox 20 mins. Got just over 8 qts out, and since I don't put that many miles on my car per year, not worried about the cup of oil oil left in the sump. No splash shield, crawling under car etc....
My Challenger and wife's Jeep GC also have topsider filters, so the extractor is a no brainier for me.

 

My wife bought me one for Christmas but, I have not used it yet. I hope my experience is as good as yours.

 

Just make sure you take your time and follow all the instructions. If you have a spill (which some do and blame the extractor forever damning them forward), learn from the mistake. I opened mine after reading the instructions and never spilled a drop. Be careful if you have one that holds less than 8 quarts, as you have to empty some out mid-extraction (that would be quite the spill, I hear). Mine is the 'less than 8 quarts' model, easy peasy and NO SPILL! Once you do it successfully, you'll wonder why it took you so long to get one. I love mine since the body isn't as young as it used to be!

 

Jumping on an old thread. I purchased a Harbor Freight Oil Extractor and used it to change my oil for the first time. I will NEVER go under the car again to change the oil. Worked Great. Fed the tube in the dipstick hole and pulled a vacuum and started removing the oil. I then went to gather all the oil change stuff (minus the drain plug wrench). Took about 20 minutes to remove the 75F oil. Extractor holds the full volume. Cleanest and easiest oil change I have ever done.
Here is the link for the oil extractor. Coupon for July reduces cost to $79.

2.3 gal. Manual Fluid Extractor

 

Great buy !
I got almost the same thing from Amazon, but with the compressed air vacuum for $102 last month.

NOTE: It did NOT say that it comes with the brake bleeder attachments, but mine did.
I had ordered the optional kit for an additional $30, now I have 2 kits

https://www.amazon.com/Mityvac-7300-...ywords=mityvac

 

The HF extractor does come with the brake bleeder tube also. It holds vacuum well and I only has to pump it again after the oil was almost all extracted and I moved the tube around to ensure all the oil was removed. I highly recommend this extractor.

 

Only way to go as I see it, just make sure you get one that takes the full 8 liters. That way you have to empty it less times and emptying it is when you could spill some.

 

Bought one about 5 years ago. Holds almost 2 full oil changes. I've been changing it this way ever since. 8.5 quarts out, 8.5 quarts in. I made a mark on the extractor to confirm the 8.5 level so I know how much has been pulled out. Love these things.

 

Its great I mean it sucks! I'm confused but that's how I do my oil It takes 8 quarts make sure you get it all out and don't overfill!!!!!!!

 

How right you are. There is a technique to getting it all. First time, using the 8 quart topsider, I didn't get it all and very soon the high sign showed up and I needed a quart drained. I'll be more careful next time. Need to move that tube around. I was getting the gurgle sound so I thought I got just about all of it.

 

I have just changed my oil, all these threads about oil got me moving. I used the topsider and left the car to drain as much as possible into the pan for an hour after removing the filter and then sucked more out. It took 7.7 litres to the fill mark, I'll check again after a little drive. In the past I have tilted the car toward the dip stick to see if I could get more out but I sprained my back last time so I have quit doing heavy lifting.

 

Dave, if you just jack up the drivers side (opposite side of the dip-stick) at the jack point at door hinge, it tilts the motor a little and then you can get the most out with the topsider. Saves my back, that's for sure. That's how I've been doing it since getting the topsider.


Yes, I know it was not what you did, sometimes people take others posts seriously!